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Deccan adjudged best low-fare airline by APAI news |
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| 10 April 2007 |
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Mumbai:
Air Deccan, India''s second largest airline, has
won the `Best Low Fare Airline'' award for the year 2006.
The award has been instituted by the Air Passenger Association
of India (APAI).
A selection was done through a poll conducted amongst
APAI members, aviation correspondents from across the
country and frequent flyers from various industrial
bodies.
Capt G R Gopinath, managing director of Air Deccan,
received the award at the opening ceremony of the `Airport
and Airline Expo'' at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on
March 26.
"Being adjudged `India''s Best Low Fare Airline''
is an endorsement of the Air Deccan vision of enabling
every Indian to fly. Air connectivity is the key to
harness the vast potential; that the tourism and hospitality
industry has in India. Tourism is the largest industry
in the world today and a harbinger of development, employment
and prosperity to a region. The need of the hour therefore
is to develop effective infrastructure and air connectivity
throughout the country," Capt Gopinath said after
receiving the award.
"The award is an encouragement for Air Deccan''s
pioneering efforts in making air travel more affordable
and accessible than ever before," he added.
The Air Passenger Association of India is a non-profit
organisation dedicated to the welfare of air passengers.
APAI was established in 1990 and has its headquarters
at Chennai. APAI is largely responsible for creating
awareness about the rights of air passengers and over
the years, the association has played an important role
in the development of the Indian aviation industry.
India''s
fastest growing low-cost airline and the 2nd largest
airline in the country, with a market share of 21.6
per cent (February 2007), Air Deccan has the largest
network in India today covering 64 airports, plying
over 350 flights a day. The airline currently operates
a brand new fleet of 19 Airbus A-320 aircraft, with
an average age of 1.5 years and 24 ATR Turboprop aircraft.
Since its inception in August 2003, Air Deccan has carried
over 9 million passengers and the numbers are growing
everyday. The airline has recorded an on time performance
of (within 1 hour) of 98.65 per cent for March 2007.
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